Amidinohydrazones of 2-halo-1-cycloalkene-1-carboxaldehydes and salts thereof



iZliUSS ii ticiiizllllli EXAMINER United States Patent 3 293,296AMIDINOHYDRAZOlQES OF Z-HALO-l-CYCLO- ALKENE-l-CARBOXALDEHYDES AND SALTSTHEREOF 3,293,296 Patented Dec. 20, 1966 "ice Leo A. Paquette, Columbus,Ohio, assignor to The Up- (1960).

101111 p y, Kalamazoo, a corporation of The novel compounds of theinvention have antibac- Delaware terial and antifungal activity, forexample, against Staph- No Drawmg' Fluid 23 342,258 ylococcu aureus,Streptococcus faecalis, Serratia marce- 6 Claims (C 2 scens, Aerobacteraerogenes, Salmonella schottmuelleri, 10 Streptococcus lactis,Staphylococcus albus, Escherichia This invention relates to novelcompositions of matter and to methods of preparing the same. It isparticularly directed to novel amidinohydrazones of cyclic halovinylaldehydes and to processes for the preparation of the same.

coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella gallinarum,Bacillus subtilis, T richophyton rubrum, and Alternaria solani, and canbe used for decontamination of surfaces contaminated with such bacteriaand fungi.

The novel compounds of the invention have the {01- The novel compounds fl mventlon are nitrogenous bases and as such can exist in both theprotonated and lowing formula.

nonprotonated form according to the pH of the environ- (CHM ment. Theprotonated forms can be isolated as acid ad- H2O c-X NH dition saltswhich are useful in upgrading the free bases,

l; Ll I that is, the nonprotonated form. Suitable acids for this whereinX is selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine and n isan integer from zero to 8, inclusive.

The novel compounds of the invention are prepared by reacting a2-halo-1-cycloalkene-l-carboxaldehyde of the formula:

purpose include nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid,phosphoric acid, acetic acid, succinic acid, salicyclic acid, maleicacid, thiocyanic acid, fiuosilicic acid, picric acid, Reineckes acid,azobenzenesulfonic acid, and the like. As noted above, the acid additionsalts frequently are obtained as initial reaction products, or they (02) can be formed by neutralizing the free base with the ap- Hw propriateacid or by metathesis. The novel compounds of H20 ll H the inventlon arealso useful as intermediates. Thus, the

wherein X and n are as given above, with aminoguanidine, advantageouslyin the presence of an acid medium. The reaction can be carried out ininert media such as water (preferred), methanol, ethanol, and the like,including mixtures thereof with acid, preferably nitric acid.Illustratively, excellent results have been obtained using a 25% (byweight) solution of nitric acid in water. Other acids, for example,hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, and the like can also be employed.Aminoguanidine is commerically available in the form of its salts andfor reaction purposes aminoguanidine bicarbonate is preferred, althoughother salts, for example, the hydrochloride, sulfate and the like can beused. Stoichiometrically the reaction requires equimolar amounts ofaldehyde and aminoguanidine, although an excess of either reactant canbe employed if so desired. Preferably, the aldehyde and aminoguanidineare employed in molar ratios ranging from about 1:1.5 to 1.5 :1.Preferably, the reaction is carried out between about 0 C. and about 100C., and more particularly between about 20 C. and about 75 C. Uponcompletion of the reaction, the amidinohydrazone acid addition salt canbe isolated and purified by conven tional procedures, e.g.,.filtrationof the reaction mixture and recrystallization of the product thusobtained. The corresponding free base can be obtained by neutralizingthe salt and recovering the base by conventional procedures.

The 2-halo-1-cycloalkene-l-carboxaldehydes of Formula II are prepared byknown methods. Illustratively, a cycloalkanone, for example,cyclobutanone, cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, cycloheptanone,cyclooctanone, cyclononanone, cyclodecanone, cycloundecanone, orcyclododecanone, is reacted with dimethylformamide and a phosphorushalide such as phosphorus oxychloride or phosphorus oxybromide. SeeArnold and Zemlicka, Proc.

condensation products obtained from the thiocyanic acid addition saltsand formaldehyde according to US. Patents 2,425,320 and 2,606,155 areuseful as pickling inhibitors. The fiuosilicic acid addition salts areuseful as mothproofing agents according to US. Patents 1,915,334 and2,075,359. They are also useful in forming amine salts of penicillin oflow solubility.

The invention may be more fully understood by reference to the followingillustrative examples in which the parts and percentages are by weightunless otherwise specified.

Example 1 .2-ch loro-I -cycl0hexene-1 -carb0xaldehyde amidinohydrazonenitrate To a stirred slurry of 15.0 g. (0.11 mole) of aminoguanidinebicarbonate in ml. of water was slowly added 16.4 ml. of concentratednitric acid. 2-chloro-1-cyclohexene-l-carboxaldehyde (14.5 g.; 0.10mole) was then added in one portion and within several minutes acrystalline mass had formed. Afterthe mixture had remained at about 25C. for 2 hours, the solid was separated by filtration, washed withwater, and dried. There was obtained 23.4 g. of nitrate salt, M.P.253-254 C. (dec.). Recrystallization of this material from ethanol-ethergave 2 chloro 1 cyclohexene 1 carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazone nitrate asa white powder, M.P. 257-258 C. (dec.).

Analysis.Calcd. for C H CIN O C, 36.44; H, 5.35; Cl, 13.45; N, 26.55.Found: C, 36.65; H, 5.16; Cl, 13.38; N, 26.03.

Example 2.2-br0m0-l-cyclohexene-I-carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazonenitrate Following the procedure of Example 1, but replacing 2 chloro 1cyclohexene 1 carboxaldehyde with 2-.

bromo-l-cyclohexene-l-carboxaldehyde, there was obtained 2 bromo 1cyclohexene 1 carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazone nitrate.

Example 3.-2-chl0r0-1-cycl0octene-I-carb0xaldehyde amidinohydrazonenitrate Example 4 .2-br0mo-] -cycloctene-1 -carb0xaldehydeamidinohydrazone nitrate Following the procedure of Example 3, butreplacing 2 chloro 1 cyclooctene 1 carboxaldehyde with 2- bromo 1cyclooctene 1 carboxaldehyde, there was obtained 2 bromo 1 cyclooctene 1carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazone nitrate.

Following the procedure of the foregoing examples, but replacing thealdehydes employed therein with 2-chloroand 2 bromo 1 cyclobutene 1carboxaldehydes, 2- chloroand 2 bromo 1 cyclopentene 1 carboxaldehydes,2-chloroand 2 bromo 1 cycloheptene 1- carboxaldehydes, 2-chloroand2-bromo-l-cyclononene-1- carboxaldehydes, 2-chloroand 2 bromo 1cyclononene-l-carboxaldehydes, 2-chloroand 2-bromo-1-cyclodecene lcarboxaldehydes, 2-chloroand 2-bromo-1- cycloundecene 1 carboxaldehydes,and 2-chloroand 2 bromo 1 cyclododecene 1 carboxaldehydes, there areobtained the nitrates of 2-chloroand 2-bromo-1- cyclobutene 1carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazones, 2- chloroand 2 bromo 1 cyclopentene 1carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazones, 2-chloroand 2-bromo-1- cycloheptene 1carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazones, 2- chloroand 2 bromo l cyclononene 1carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazones, 2 chloroand 2-bromo-1- cyclodecene 1carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazones, 2- chloroand 2 bromo 1 cycloundecene 1carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazones, and 2-chloroand 2bromol-cyclododecene-l-carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazones, respectively.

The nitrate salts produced according to the foregoing examples can beconverted to the free bases by neutralization with alkali, for example,sodium or potassium hydroxide. The free bases can be converted to otheracid addition salts by the procedures outlined above, for example, tothe hydrochlorides, sulfates, phosphates, acetates, succinates,salicylates, and maleates.

I claim: 1. A compound of the formula:

H1O o-x NH Hat'J- 'i0H=N-NH-ii-NHI I wherein X is selected from thegroup consisting of chlorine and bromine and rt is an integer from zeroto 8, inclusive.

2. An acid addition salt form of a compound of claim 1.

3. 2-chloro 1 cyclohexene 1 carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazone.

4. 2 chloro 1 cyclohexene l carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazone nitrate.

5. 2 chloro 1 cyclooctene 1 carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazone.

6. 2 chloro 1 cyclooctene 1 carboxaldehyde amidinohydrazone nitrate.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/ 1960 'Birtwellet al.

OTHER REFERENCES CHARLES B. PARKER, Primary Examiner.

R. V. HINES, Assistant Examiner.

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